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The Prime Minister Is Missing (2008) [N/A]

Featuring:
Normie Rowe, Nicholas Hope, Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Written by:
Peter Butt

Directed by:
Peter Butt


Release Date:
October 29, 2008

Original Title:
The Prime Minister Is Missing

Genres:
Documentary | Mystery

Production Companies:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG 

Runtime: 55

Overview from TheMovieDB

With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.

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Overview from Open Movies

On December 17, 1967, Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared after going for a swim off of Cheviot Beach in Victoria.

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Rankings and Honors

The Prime Minister Is Missing (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10

Performers

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Production

Co-Producer:
Sally Regan

Commissioning Editor:
Alan Erson

Costume Designer:
Beverly Freeman

Director:
Peter Butt

Director of Photography:
Calvin Gardiner

Editor:
Peter Butt

First Assistant Director:
Ian Astridge

Line Producer:
Lynda Wilkinson

Music:
Guy Gross

Producer:
Peter Butt

Production Coordinator:
Kathy Moore

Production Design:
Craig Mandile

Sound Mixer:
Julian Ellingworth
Jules Sound

Sound Recordist:
Leo Sullivan

Title Designer:
Finnegan Spencer

Underwater Director of Photography:
Peter McDougall

Unit Manager:
Felix Reiten

Writer:
Peter Butt

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